With International No Diet Day upon us this week, we are discussing the ways the media have diluted the meaning of this day and used it to reinforce anti-fat bias and the idea that not dieting is unhealthy. This conversation leads us on to the ways in which the body-positive movement has strayed far away from the fat black and queer community, their voices all too often drowned out by the swathes of white, straight-sized bodies telling us to simply love our curves.
Our culture is so focused on thinness as a measure of health without questioning where this came from. We dig a little deeper into pockets of the history of dieting and the idea that women should keep themselves small to ensure they can keep the attention of men.
Topics covered:
Anti fat bias
Diet culture
Misogyny and patriarchal beliefs
International no diet day
Body positivity
Body liberation
Marginalized bodies
Medical fatphobia
Racism and anti-blackness
Ableism and healthism
Books Mentioned
Sabrina Strings - Fearing the Black Body
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